Dhaka, Feb 4 – A half-day hartal, enforced by Shahjadpur upazila units of Awami League, Jubo League and Bangladesh Chhatra League, protesting the killing of journalist Abdul Hakim Shimul, is underway peacefully in Sirajganj upazila of Sirajganj on Saturday.
New Delhi, Feb 4 (AP/UNB)- Nearly three years ago, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi won a sweeping national election victory with promises to develop the economy and root out corruption. But with a series of key state elections beginning Saturday,…
Paris, Feb 4 (AP/UNB)- On a day Paris Olympic bid leaders wanted to show off the French capital, a knife attack on a soldier raised more security questions about the city’s ability to stage the 2024 Games in a safe…
Beijing, Feb 4 (AP/UNB)- China says the U.S. is putting regional stability in East Asia at risk following remarks by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis that an island group China claims falls under the U.S.-Japan mutual defense treaty.
Seattle, Feb 4 (AP/UNB)- A U.S. judge on Friday imposed a nationwide hold on President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers and immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries, siding with two states that had challenged the executive order that has launched…
Masudul Hoque & Abdur Rahman Jahangir, UNB Staff Writers Dhaka, Feb 4 – Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA) has worked out a plan to construct a 220-km elevated expressway with a multimodal transport corridor over the existing Dhaka-Chittagong highway to boost…
Dhaka, Feb 3 – Bangladesh, India and Bhutan are likely to constitute a tri-nation joint venture for developing an 1100 MW hydropower plant in Bhutan. According to official sources, the three nations have already completed initial discussions to sign a…
Dhaka – A Dhaka court has granted police two days for custodial grilling of 28 female activists of the Jamaat-e-Islami, arrested in Mohammadpur over charges of planning sabotage.
The island where Bangladesh is shifting Rohingya refugees from Myanmar is a desolate landscape without buildings or human habitation, reports Reuters. According to the Reuters report titled ‘Pirates, cyclones and mud: Bangladesh’s island solution to Rohingya crisis’ published Friday, the…
The death toll from the road accident occurred this morning rose to eight as another victim succumed to her injuries at Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH). Earlier, seven people were killed and 15 others injured as a cargo-loaded truck ran…
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was given a hearty send off as he left Dhaka for home today after wrapping up his three-day official visit to Bangladesh. The Palestinian president paid his maiden official visit to Bangladesh from February 1-3 at…
S.Korea can count on 100% U.S. “steadfast defense commitment,” Mattis says source:NK News
Gang-rapes, killings, including of children, brutal beatings, disappearances and other serious human rights violations by Myanmar’s security forces in a sealed-off area north of Maungdaw in northern Rakhine State have been detailed in a new UN report issued Friday. The…
European Union leaders meet on Malta on Friday to endorse plans they hope can forestall a new wave spring of migrants sailing for Italy from Africa, but aware that anarchy in Libya means any quick fix is a long shot.…
But child marriage is legal in the UK—so why shouldn’t it be allowed here?” Those were the words of a Bangladesh government official who I met to discuss the terrible harm child marriage causes in Bangladesh, like depriving girls of…
Dhaka – Two incidents of local level political leaders walking on children’s shoulders or backs posed as ‘human bridges’ have shocked the people across Bangladesh.
Dhaka – Feb 3 – A man qwas killed and at least 10 others were injured in an Awami League factional flash in Kushtia lwhile scchool boy was hacked to death in Sathia Upazia of Pabna on Friday morning, according…
Dhaka, Feb 3: Kuwait has suspended the issuance of visas for nationals of Syria, Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran.
Dhaka, Feb 3 – At least eight people were killed in two accidents in Khagrachhari and Cox’s Bazar districts on Thursday night and early Friday, acccording to reports received here.
Washington, Feb 3 (AP/UNB) — The Trump administration is preparing to levy new sanctions on Iran, U.S. officials said Thursday, in the first punitive action since the White House put Iran “on notice” after it test-fired a ballistic missile.
Dhaka – Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim on Thursday told Parliament that 578 HIV-infected patients were detected afresh in the country from November 1, 2015 to October 31, 2016. The HIV-infected patients were detected through 128 government and…
Dhaka, Feb 2 – Strongly denouncing Israel’s recent move to set up new settlements in Palestine territory, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday reiterated Bangladesh’s stance on the international decision taken earlier on two-state solution on Palestine and Israel. During…
Dhaka – The Ninth Special Judge Court of Dhaka on Thursday deferred the charge hearing in the Niko graft case filed against 11 persons including Begum Khaleda Zia to February 28, following a petition of the former premier, that sought…
Dhaka – The Special Judge Court-3 of Dhaka on Thursday fixed February 9 for placing the statement of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia’s on her defence in the Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases. Meanwhile, the BNP…
Dhaka – The High Court on Thursday directed the government to form monitoring cell within six months for establishing the rights of house help and monitoring the allegations of household workers across the country. It directed the government to form…
Dhaka –A night guard was killed when a speedy vehicle crushed him on Dhaka-Paturia Highway here in the early hours in in Manikganj today.The deceased was identified as Md Shahadat Hossain, 50, a night guard of Manikganj Muktijoddha Market.
Dhaka- Police in special drives from Wednesday night to this morning arrested 66 people on various charges in Jessore.
Dhaka – Two food shops were fined Taka 7,000 on charges of selling unhygienic and substandard foods in Rajshahi today.A team of Department of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) conducted the raid in Kakrabari area and found Hazi Stores and Anwar…
Dhaka – Rain and a damp outfield forced the abandonment of the second one-day international between New Zealand and Australia without a ball being bowled in Napier on Thursday.The series will now be decided in the final match in Hamilton…
Dhaka, Feb 2 (UN – Famed Bangladesh golfer Siddikur Rahman resurgent in the $300,000 tournament of the Bashundhara Bangladesh Open after the cut-round at Kurmitola Golf Club on Thursday.Siddikur moved up to the joint 5th place from the joint 29th…